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Run one’s head against a brick wall (fig)


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Run one’s head against a brick wall (fig) boshini devorga urmoq, sochini yulmoq, ilojsiz narsaga harakat qilmoq, ilojsiz narsa ustida bosh qotirmoq.

  1. There is no point in runningyour head against a brick wall. If you can not succeed in this case, do not even try.

  2. I have been running my head against a brick wall about this problem long enough.

Run someone or something to earth topmoq, uzoq qiduruvdan, izlashdan keyin topmoq.

  1. Sue finally ran her longlost cousin to earth in Paris.

  2. After months ofsearching, I ran a copy ofjohn 's hook to earth.

Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (fig) ikki to monlama o'yin qilmoq, ikki to monni ham qo'llamoq, ma'qul lamoq, ikki tomonga ham yon bosmoq.

  1. In our office politics, Sue always tries to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, telling both the clerical workers and the manage ment that she thinks they should prevail.

  2. You can not run with the hare and hunt with the hounds unless you want nobody trusts you.

Sack (ax) (fig) ishdan haydalmoq, ishini yo'qotmoq.

  1. Poor John got the sacktoday. He is always late.

  2. I was afraid that Sue was going to get the ax.

Sacred cow (fig) muqqadas deb bilmoq, muqaddas deb qaralmoq, hisoblanmoq, boshqacha yondashmoq, yomonlab, muho kama qilib bo'lmaydigan, hur mat bilan qaraladigan narsa yoki tushuncha.

  1. A university education is a sac red cow in the Smith family. John is regarded as a failure because he quit school at 16.

  2. Do not talk about eating meat to Sue. Vegetarianism is one ofher sacred cows.

Safe and sound sog‘ va salomat, soppasog‘, esonomon.
1. It was a rough trip, but we got there safe and sound.
Save someone's skin (save someone's neck) (fig) biror k shini qiyin vaziyatdan, jarohat olishdan qutqarib qolmoq, uyatli, xijolatli holatdan xalos qilmoq, yordam qo'lini cho'zmoq.

  1. Isavedmyskin hygetting thejob done on time.

  2. Thanks for saving my neck! I would have fallen down the stairs ifyou had not held my arm.


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